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Black Money

2019 · 113 min

A sober, procedural-minded thriller that grinds through institutional cover-ups with quiet tension and a mounting sense of injustice.

Directed by
Chung Ji-young
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Cho Jin-woong, Lee Hanee, Lee Kyung-young
Overview
A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her death to clear his name, he realizes that the truth lies in a huge financial scandal.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Chung Ji-young
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Cho Jin-woong, Lee Hanee, Lee Kyung-young
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • justice
  • power
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Han Hyeon-geun
Starring
Cho Jin-woong, Lee Hanee, Lee Kyung-young, Kang Shin-il, Choi Deok-moon, Cho Han-chul, Heo Sung-tae, Lee Sung-min
Music
Shin Min
Cinematography
Kim Hyeong-seok
Runtime
113 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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